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Jesse Kringstad
HOOPLE, N.D. -- Jesse Kringstad, 83, Bismarck, formerly of Hoople, died
Tuesday, July 28, 1998, in Missouri Slope Lutheran Home, Bismarck.
Jesse Francis Kringstad was born July 3, 1915, the son of Ole and Jennie (McDaniels) Kringstad, in Adams-Fairdale, N.D., area, where he attended school. He married Gladys Melland on June 20, 1941, in Grafton, N.D. They moved to Hoople in the early 1950s. He worked for Hoople Potato Products, Dennis Folson, and Fagerholt and Jackson Farms, all of Hoople.
He is survived by his wife; sons, Gene (Alice), Hoople, Roy (Renee), Drayton, N.D., Steve, Fargo, and Rick and John (Jennie), both of Bismarck; daughters, Gloria Kringstad, Park River, N.D., Ellen (Charles) Glood, Rapid City, S.D., Pam (Craig) Evert, Casper, Wyo., and Cindi (Mike) Gaylord, Bismarck; 24 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a daughter; a son; four brothers; and two sisters.
Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, First Lutheran Church, Hoople.
Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Tollefson Funeral Home, Grafton, and one hour before services in the church.
Burial: Hoople City Cemetery.
Karnes Fyre
MAYVILLE, N.D. -- Karnes Fyre, 63, Mayville, died Tuesday, July 28, 1998, in Tri-County Nursing Home, Hatton, N.D..
Karnes Fyre was born Jan. 12, 1935, the son of Garfield and Etta (Kensrud) Fyre, in Portland, N.D., where he attended school. He farmed with his uncle until 1977, when he retired. He married Anna Ford on Dec. 27, 1978, in Ada, Minn. He worked for American Crystal Sugar in the fall of 1978. They lived on the farm near Portland until 1992, when they moved into Mayville.
He is survived by his wife; a son, Andrew Shillinger, Utica, N.Y.; brothers, Gary, Otis Orchards, Wash., Donald, Everett, Wash., and Richard, Barrett, Minn.; and a sister, Lila Jean Gunderson, Mayville.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Services: 10 a.m. Friday, Audral Lutheran Church, Portland.
Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. today, Baker Funeral Home, Mayville.
Burial: Audral Cemetery.
Dora Spain
Dora Spain, 84, 622 Central Ave., East Grand Forks, died Monday, July 27, 1998, at home.
Dora Evelyn Hauger was born Dec. 15, 1913, the daughter of Nickoli and Beatta (Messelt) Hauger, in Plaza, N.D. She was raised by her aunt and uncle in Niagara, N.D., where she attended school. She moved to Grand Forks in 1955. She worked as a sales clerk at Herbergers. She married John Byron "Spike" Spain on June 4, 1958, in East Grand Forks, where they lived. He died Feb. 17, 1981.
She is survived by a brother, Lloyd (Camilla) Hauger, Badger, Minn.; and a sister, Olive Yahnke, Lebanon, Ore.
She was preceded in death by brothers, Norrie and Raymond; and sisters, Hazel Rindahl and Mabel Olson.
Services: 10 a.m. Friday, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, East Grand Forks.
Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. today, with a 7 p.m. prayer service, Norman Funeral Home, East Grand Forks, and one hour before services in the church.
Burial: Calvary Cemetery, Grand Forks.
Merle Peter Kroetsch
Merle Peter Kroetsch was born Jan. 14, 1949, the son of Linus and Dorothy (Girodat) Kroetsch, in Langdon, N.D., where he graduated from high school in 1967. He worked for Langdon Motors and Cavalier County (N.D.) Memorial Hospital. He began farming in 1976. He married Betty Zettel on July 10, 1971, in Langdon.
He is survived by his wife; a son, Brian, Grand Forks; a daughter, Amy, Grand Forks; his mother,
Langdon; brothers, Wayne and Carl, both of Grand Forks, Gary and Kenneth, both of Fargo, and Laverne, Lyons, Kan.; and sisters, Janice Rohde, Fargo, Donna Green, Colorado Springs, Colo., and Anna Fischer, West Fargo.
He was preceded in death by a son, Jason; and his father.
Services: 10: 30 a.m. Friday, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church.
Visitation: 2 to 5 p.m. today, Brooks Funeral Home, Langdon, and a 7: 30 p.m. prayer service today in the church.
Shelly Dahlen
DAHLEN, N.D. -- Shelly Dahlen, 31, Dahlen, died Saturday, Aug. 29, 1998, in St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Minn.
Shelly Ann Dahlen was born Jan. 15, 1967, the daughter of Raymond and Lee Ann (Machovsky) Dahlen, in Park River, N.D. She graduated from high school in Fordville, N.D. She attended UND Lake Region, Devils Lake, majoring in computer science in 1986. She worked at Pamida Store, Grafton, N.D., and recently was employed by the Dahlen Fire Department, in the gaming operation, and by the Detour Bar, Lankin, N.D.
She is survived by her father, Park River; and a brother, Marlen, Dahlen.
She was preceded in death by her mother; and grandparents, Tony and Agnes Machovsky and Emil and Lila Dahlen.
Services: 10: 30 a.m. Thursday, Dahlen Lutheran Church.
Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, with a 7 p.m. prayer service, Bakke Funeral Home, Fordville, and one hour before services in the church.
Burial: Middle Forest River Cemetery, Dahlen.
Theodore 'Ted' Buck Jr.
MANVEL, N.D. -- Theodore "Ted" Buck Jr., 57, Manvel, died Tuesday, Sept. 1, 1998, at home.
Ted Buck was born June 22, 1941, the son of Theodore and Lillian (Smith) Buck, in Grand Forks. He grew up and attended school in Manvel.
He is survived by his mother, Manvel; brothers, Maynard (Libby), Manvel, Dennis (Carol), Grand Forks, and Brian (Wanda), St. Cloud; and sisters, Beverly (Duane) Obright, St. Anthony, Minn., and Nancy Buck, Fargo.
He was preceded in death by his father.
Services: 10 a.m. Thursday, Trinity Lutheran Church, Manvel.
Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. today, with a 7: 45 p.m. prayer service, Amundson Funeral Home, Grand Forks.
Burial: Sunnywood Gardens Cemetery, Grand Forks.
Irven L. Berg
DEVILS LAKE -- Irven L. Berg, 68, Devils Lake, died Sunday, Aug. 30, 1998, in Mercy Hospital, Devils Lake.
Irven L. Berg was born Sept. 19, 1929, the son of Johnny and Henritta Walker, in Sydney, Mont. At the age of two, he was adopted by Gustaf and Anna (Bostrom) Berg. He was raised and attended school in Devils Lake, graduating in 1948. He married Evonne Kelly on Sept. 22, 1956, in Devils Lake. He was a jack-of-all-trades, and worked several years as a plumber, electrician, carpenter and construction worker. He was employed by Wal-Mart Stores of Devils Lake.
He is survived by his wife; daughters, Debbie (Bill) Henderson, Clear Lake, Minn., Dianne Thomas (George Sperr), Donnelly, Minn., LuAnn (Jim) Carlson, Urbandale, Iowa, Tammy (Tim) Wimer, Lawton, N.D., Kim (Ben) Stawn, Denton, Texas, and Candace Berg, Grand Forks; sons, Allen (Jo), West Fargo, Tim (Terri), Phoenix, and Jeff (Pam), Rock Lake, N.D.; 19 grandchildren; and sisters, Violet Ryan, Wickenburg, Ariz., and Lucille Chichester, Whittman, Ariz.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a grandson; brothers, John and Glenn; and a sister, Dorothy Walker.
Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, First Baptist Church, Devils Lake.
Visitation: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to noon Thursday in Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake, and one hour before services in the church.
Burial: Devils Lake Cemetery.
Gerda M. Nelson
CUMMINGS, N.D. -- Gerda M. Nelson, 89, formerly of Cummings, died Sunday, Aug. 30, 1998, in a Fargo hospital.
Gerda Madeline Haugstad was born Jan. 7, 1909, the daughter of Berndt and Anna (Thompson) Haugstad, in Cummings, where she attended school. She married Nobel Nelson on Sept. 14, 1929, in Fargo. They lived in Hendrum, Minn. In 1942, they moved to San Francisco, where she worked in the shipyards and as a welder. In 1944, they returned to Hendrum, where she worked in a restaurant and meat market. They later moved to Shelly, Minn., where she worked in a meat market. In 1961, they moved to Glyndon, Minn. In 1977, they moved to Moorhead, and became residents of Park View Terrace. Nobel Haugstad died July 28, 1996.
She is survived by a son, Dennis (Elaine), Northwood, N.D.; daughters, Gloria Bulson, Breckenridge, Minn., Shirley (Lennard) Sorenson, Crookston, and Viola (Burton) Sorenson, Fargo; 13 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; sisters, Tess Grover, Redlands, Calif., and Jean (Mel) Eidsmoe, Moorhead; and a brother, Berdin "Bud," Halstad, Minn.
She was preceded in death by two sons; a grandson; and a sister, Beulah Martindale.
Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, Glyndon Lutheran Church, and 3 p.m. Thursday, Salem Lutheran Cemetery, Cummings.
Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. today, with a 7 p.m. prayer service, Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead.
Burial: Salem Lutheran Cemetery.
Harold 'Bud' Zoldahn
DRAYTON, N.D. -- Harold "Bud" Zoldahn, 76, Drayton, died Monday, Aug. 31, 1998, in Lutheran Sunset Home, Grafton, N.D.
Harold John Zoldahn was born March 21, 1922, the son of August Karl and Lillian Grace (Harlow) Zoldahn, in Drayton. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He farmed in the Drayton and Bowesmont, N.D., area all his life.
He is survived by his brother, Karl, Drayton; and sisters, Darlene (Floyd) Johnson, St. Thomas, N.D., and Ruth Engelbrekston, Pleasant Hills, Calif.
Services: 10 a.m. Thursday, Drayton United Methodist Church.
Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. today, with a 7 p.m. prayer service, Adamson-Austin Funeral Home, Drayton, and one hour before services in the church.
Burial: Drayton City Cemetery.
Myrtle Hedlund
EDINBURG, N.D. -- Myrtle Hedlund, 90, Edinburg, died Monday, Aug. 31, 1998, in St. Ansgar's Health Center, Park River, N.D.
Myrtle Tollefson was born June 28, 1908, the daughter of Truls and Clara (Kveseth) Tollefson, in Adams, N.D. She attended school in Walsh County, N.D. She worked in Grafton, N.D. She married Iver Hedlund on Oct. 17, 1932, in Grafton. They made their home in Adams. In 1957, they moved to Edinburg. Iver Hedlund died Dec. 31, 1967.
She is survived by a daughter, Alida (Harold) Flom, Edinburg, and Lorraine (Gene) Weberg, Grafton; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mabel Charon, Boise, Idaho.
She was preceded in death by two great-grandchildren; three sisters; and two brothers.
Services: 10: 30 a.m. Saturday, Trinity Lutheran Church, Edinburg.
Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, with a 7 p.m. prayer service, Tollefson Funeral Home, Edinburg, and one hour before services in the church.
Burial: Gustavus-Adolphus Lutheran Church, Adams.
Hildur Lindly
DAHLEN, N.D. -- Hildur Lindly, 87, Dahlen, died Monday, Aug. 31, 1998, in Park River, N.D.
Hildur Swanson was born June 28, 1911, the daughter of Martin and Sappho (Hammer) Swanson, in Elkmount Township, Grand Forks County, where she attended school. She married James "Jim" Lindly on June 30, 1928, in Medford, Wis. They moved to Grand Forks County, where they farmed near Dahlen. They moved into Dahlen in 1948. James "Jim" Lindly died Oct. 30, 1990. She moved to Good Samaritan Center, Park River, Aug. 30, 1995.
She is survived by daughters, Avis (William) Jehlicka, Fordville, and Kathleen (Gilmen) Northagen, Michigan, N.D.; nine grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and a brother, Victor, Grand Forks.
She was preceded in death by daughters, Grace Rude, and an infant; a son, Lyle; and four sisters.
Services: 3 p.m. Thursday, Bakke Funeral Chapel, Fordville.
Visitation: One hour before services in the chapel.
Burial: Inkster (N.D.) Cemetery (Bakke, Fordville).
